【英语文化知识题精选】全国大学生英语竞赛

英语文化知识题精选1.TheessenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.A．geographicalexplorationB.religiousreformationC.harmonyD.humanism2.OneofShakespeare’sgreatesttragediesis____.A．MerchantofVeniceB.KingLearC.TwelfthNightD.MeasureforMeasure3.TheLeaningTowerofPisaislocatedin______.A.CyprusB.BelgiumC.GreeceD.Italy4.Dr.NormanBethunewasanativeof______.A.AmericaB.CanadaC.IrelandD.Spain5.ThedesigneroftheStatueofLibertywas________.A.AmericanB.FrenchC.DanishD.German6._________oncesaid,IfIhaveseenfurtherthanDescartes,it'sbecauseIhavestoodontheshouldersofgiants.A．AlbertEinsteinB.GalileoGalileiC.IssacNewtonD.ThomasEdison7.ThefirstthirteenstatesoftheU.S.aremainlylocatedinthecountry’s_____.A.eastB.westC.northD.south8.WhichistheoldestuniversityinEngland?A.UniversityofOxford.B.UniversityofLondon.C.UniversityofEdinburgh.D.UniversityofCambridge.9.Whodeliveredthefamousspeech‘IHaveaDream’?A.KarlMarx.B.MartinLutherKingJr.C.AdolfHitler.D.NapoleonBonaparte.10.WhodoMuslimsbelievein?A.Zeus.B.Allah.C.Jesus.D.Buddha.11.What'sMozart’snationality?A.Dutch.B.French.C.Austrian.D.German.12.WhichisaCanadianprovince?A.BritishColumbia.B.Queensland.C.NewSouthWales.D.Nebraska.13.WhatisthehomeofSantaClaus?A.Finland.B.Denmark.C.Norway.D.America.14.WheredotheBritishroyalfamilyliveandwork?A.WestminsterAbbey.B.WindsorPalace.C.BuckinghamPalace.D.10DowningStreet.15.Valentine’sDayoriginatesfrom___________.A．Paris.B.London.C.Boston.D.Rome.16.WhichisastatecapitalintheUnitedStates?A.LosAngeles.B.NewYork.C.Boston.D.Miami.17.WhereisEdinburghlocated?A.InWales.B.InScotland.C.InEngland.D.InNorthernIreland.18.WhoofthefollowingwasaU.S.president?A.deGaulle.B.NevilleChamberlain.C.WinstonChurchill.D.HarryTruman.19.Whichofthefollowingisanationalcapital?A.Ottawa.B.Sydney.C.Melbourne.D.Vancouver.20.InwhichcityisHarvardUniversitylocated?A.Chicago.B.Cambridge.C.NewHaven.D.Providence.21.WherewasPresidentJohnKennedyassassinated?A.Houston.B.Phoenix.C.St.Louis.D.Dallas.22.WhowastheauthorofOliverTwist?A.CharlesDickens.B.MarkTwain.C.OscarWilde.D.JackLondon.23.ThecapitalofIrelandis_____________.A.Glasgow.B.Belfast.C.Dublin.D.Leeds.24.WhowroteParadiseLost?A.JonathanSwift.B.JohnMilton.C.BernardShaw.D.CharlesLamb.25.WhichisboththenameofaU.S.stateandthenameofalake?A.Alberta.B.Ontario.C.Michigan.D.Montana.26.WhatistheleadinglanguagespokeninBrazil?A.Portuguese.B.Spanish.C.Urdu.D.Latin.27.ThecapitalofNewZealandis___________.A.Christchurch.B.Oakland.C.Brisbane.D.Wellington.28.ShylockisacharacterinShakespeare’splay___________.A.JuliusCaesarB.MerchantofVeniceC.OthelloD.RomeoandJuliet29.WhowroteTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn?A.MarkTwain.B.WaltWhitman.C.ErnestHemingway.D.WashingtonIrving30.ThestatecapitalofCaliforniais____________.A.LosAngelesB.SanDiegoC.SacramentoD.SanFrancisco参考答案1—5DBDBB6—10CAABB11—15CA(thepossibleanswersvary)CD16—20CBDAB21—25DACBC26—30ADBAC